CASSETTE COMEBACK: Are you kidding?!
They hiss, they rattle, sometimes they get eaten. Like snakes, cassettes are great survivors. From the brink of extinction these humble little tapes have been revived by a thriving sub-culture of young musicians and music fans. Who would’ve thought? Old people – who got rid of their turntables to buy tape decks, then ditched their […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Half Moon Run, full speed
If there’s a bigger Canadian buzz band than Half Moon Run this fall then it would be a shock to most music writers. The Montreal band has released two singles this year, Trust and Turn Your Love, the latter of which hit No. 11 on the Canadian alternative charts. Formed in 2009, multi-instrumentalists Devon Portielje, […]
Huron Carole founder speaks on Syrian refugees
Coming from Tom Jackson, words of support for Syrian refugees carry a lot more weight than the usual pundits. The 67-year-old actor and singer perhaps best known for his role in North of 60 has dedicated his life to helping less fortunate people. “When there are vulnerable people, we need to let it be known […]
Metric and Megadeth in March
We’re getting into the M’s now. The latest concert announcements are Metric and Megadeth in March. Not on the same bill, of course. Could you imagine? Metric will play Rexall Place on Tuesday, March 29, a “co-headlining” bill with the great Death Cab For Cutie, even though that would be impossible unless both bands play […]
Bill Maher brings political comedy to Edmonton
Why one of America’s greatest political comedians would spent even a moment away from his home country in the run-up to one of the most important elections in history is a mystery. But we’re still glad Bill Maher is finding the time for a short Canadian tour next summer. Maybe it’s his vacation. The outspoken […]
OPINION: Motley Crue burns fans in Edmonton
Motley Crue must make amends to fans in Edmonton who have been suckered into seeing two “final” shows. It’s only fair. They said that November 2014 at Rexall Place would be their last concert in Edmonton. Fans bought their tickets thinking it was going to be their last concert in Edmonton, thinking that they would […]
Slayer! F***ing Slayer!
Slayer will always be welcome in Edmonton. This city has a rich history and devotion to the art form of heavy metal music, breeding fans from many generations who regularly come to commune with one of the stalwarts of the genre that’s more than just a genre of music. It’s a movement. There is therefore […]
MUSIC PREVIEW: Classic rock rules
Raise a little hell, raise a little hell, raise a little hell … With that immortal prose from a more innocent time was launched a Canadian Classic Rock institution, the legend known as Trooper – who are literally troupers, depending how you spell it, as the band enters its fifth decade of dependable rockin’. The […]
Rufus Wainwright comes to Edmonton
Evidence that musical gifts can be born as well as bred can be found in Rufus Wainwright. The son of Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III (who once wrote a song about his infant son called Rufus is a Tit Man) has proven a formidable force in Canadian music well beyond his family roots. Theatrical […]
The Christmas Carol Project: The UNTOLD story
Spend 20 years with eight other musicians immersed in blithering holiday wholesomeness and you’d come up with some twisted ideas about Christmas, too. The Christmas Carol Project is an Edmonton tradition. Area fans flock every December to see this inventive and heartwarming take on the Charles Dickens classic, in which each character performs their own […]
